The Great Train Robbery: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

On August 8, 1963, Britain awakens to the news of the biggest robbery in the nation's history. Who could have executed such an audacious raid? This thrilling drama from the acclaimed writer of Broadchurch is both a classic heist story and a fascinating real-life mystery.

Two part mini-series tells the story, firstly from the point of view of the robbers and then from the point of view of the police who set out to identify and catch the robbers.

Series details

• Title: The Great Train Robbery
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2013-12-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-12-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6884
• IMDb ID: tt2763296
• TVDB ID: 272804

Cast and credited roles

• Jack Gordon — Ronnie Biggs
• Luke Evans — Bruce Reynolds
• Neil Maskell — Buster Edwards
• Martin Compston — Roy James
• Paul Anderson — Gordon Goody
• Jack Roth — Charlie Wilson
• Robert Glenister — DI Frank Williams
• Jim Broadbent — DCS Tommy Butler
• Nick Moran — DS Jack Slipper
• Tim Pigott-Smith — DS Maurice Ray
• James Wilby — John Wheater
• James Fox — Henry Brooke

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-12-18; final listed air date 2013-12-19; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Great Train Robbery on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.